entanglement
Americannoun
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the act of entangling.
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the state of being entangled.
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something that entangles; snare; involvement; complication.
noun
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something that entangles or is itself entangled
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a sexual relationship regarded as unfortunate, damaging, or compromising
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Ferrer won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in history for “Cuba: An American History,” a tome spanning more than five centuries of entanglement between the island and the United States.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Quantum entanglement is one of the strangest features of the quantum world.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
But the president, analysts said, should expect little from Beijing on Iran because China’s strategy is to appear useful in the conflict while avoiding a costly Middle East entanglement of its own.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Beijing, which has tried to mediate while avoiding entanglement in the conflict, has repeatedly urged the US and Iran to hold talks - a point that Wang reiterated on Wednesday.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
And there would be no peace and the people would have no rest until the entanglement had been unwound to the source.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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